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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Slams "Disturbed" Ex Nicholas Godejohn Over Her Mom’s Murder
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is listening to her critics.
The 34-year-old responded to the backlash she received for seemingly making light of her role in the 2015 murder of her mom Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard in a social media video with Natalie Reynolds, acknowledging that she missed the mark.
“I understand that my audience has always followed my journey because they like to see me grow,” she told TMZ in an interview published March 23. “Usually, I think I can bank on my audience receiving things very well, but I’m not the type of person to be very in your face about my past.”
“This is the first time that I tried something different in a head-on approach,” Gypsy continued. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t received like we wanted.”
In the TikTok video in question, the My Time to Stand author—who shares daughter Aurora Raina Urker, 14 months, with fiancé Ken Urker—participated in the “We Listen and We Don’t Judge” challenge with Natalie, making reference to her criminal history.
“I went to prison for eight and a half years because I… my own mom,” she said in the clip, making an “X” symbol with her arms. “Hey, we listen and we don’t judge.”
When asked about the negative response the video received, Gypsy explained that she didn’t set out to stoke controversy.
“The whole idea behind it [is], yes, we understand that we’re not perfect, we are influencers, and we have gone through some difficult things,” she explained, “but we are focusing on positivity. That was the entire point of the video, is accountability and growth.”
After welcoming Aurora in December 2024, Gypsy acknowledged that she would never fully outrun her past as she grappled with the thought of eventually having to explain her conviction to her little girl. (She pleaded guilty to second degree murder while her ex Nicholas Godejohn is serving a life sentence after being convicted of first degree murder.)
“I have been hit with the question, ‘How are you going to tell your daughter about what you did?’” she shared on an episode of Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup in May. “I just want to know that she's going to love me and forgive me for what I did in my past.”
After all, Gypsy argued that she’s “not a monster,” adding of Aurora, “I don't want her to grow up thinking that I'm one.”
For more on Gypsy’s life after prison, read on.
"First Selfie of Freedom!"
After being released from prison on Dec. 28, 2023, Gypsy Rose Blanchard snapped her first Instagram selfie.
"Married Life"
Gypsy and then-husband Ryan Anderson shared a glimpse into their new era together.
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"Sister Love"
Gypsy reunited with her sister Mia Blanchard amid her new chapter.
Goodbye 2023
"A New Years Eve Eve kiss with my hubby."
Turning the Page
Gypsy also ended 2023 with an Instagram selfie.
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Red Carpet Debut
Gypsy and Ryan walked their first red carpet in January 2024 at the premiere of her Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
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PDA Alert
Gypsy and Ryan kissed on the red carpet at the premiere.
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Breakup
In late March 2024, three months after her prison release, Gypsy shared that she and Ryan broke up.
"People have been asking what is going on in my life," she wrote in a statement on her private Facebook page, according to People. "Unfortunately my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents home down the bayou."
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Physical Transformation
Gypsy underwent a rhinopasty and septoplasty (nose job) April 5, 2024. Her physical transformation will be documented on Lifetime's Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up.
Divorce
Gypsy filed for divorce from Ryan on April 8, 2024, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. The filing came nearly two years after their July 2022 prison wedding.
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Gypsy's Tribute to Her "Soulmate"
In late April 2024, weeks after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced she got back together with ex-fiancé Ken Urker. The following month, she made their rekindled romance social media official by sharing a video montage of their romantic moments on TikTok.
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Love Story
In her video, Gypsy described her love story with Ken as "legendary."
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The Burning Question
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Animal Style
Gypsy tried her first In-N-Out Burger, a Double-Double burger served animal-style. She rated it a 7.
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Catching Up With a Kardashian
Gypsy called getting to meet Kim Kardashian, who has become a criminal justice advocate in recent years, a "huge honor."
"She's a really sweet woman and I really appreciate her taking the time to talk with me," Gypsy told E! News host Keltie Knight. "We had a lot to talk about as far as prison reform goes. I know that she's done some really amazing things with prison reform. And that's really close to my heart because I've been on that side of the fence."
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Oh Baby
Less than three months after filing for divorce, Gypsy announced that she and her new boyfriend Ken were expecting their first baby together.
"I'm happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant," she shared in a July 2024 YouTube video. "This was not planned at all, it was completely unexpected."
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Body Art
Gypsy showed off her meaningful new tattoos in July.
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It's a Girl
Gypsy and Ken celebrated at a sex reveal party for their first baby in August 2024 and, at a baby shower in November, shared that they'll be naming her Aurora Raina Urker.
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Harrowing Memoir Details
With co-authors Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani, Gypsy told her dramatic life story to date in her book My Time to Stand, which came out in December.
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She's a Mom
Gypsy gave birth to her first baby on Dec. 28, 2024, exactly one year after her prison release.
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